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Amee vs Helene

Amee and Helenecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2008, Amee was ranked #3860 and Helene #4524 among girls in England and Wales.

Amee and Helene over time

Amee and Helene appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Helene held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amee in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Amee and Helene changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2008, ending at #3860 and #4524.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amee #1364 in 1996, Helene #1168 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 19962008

    Amee held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Helene in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Amee #1364 in 1996, Helene #1168 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2007: Amee moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #4157 and #4157; by 2007 that had become #3218 and #5201.

    Most recent shared year, 2008: Amee #3860, Helene #4524.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Amee, Helene
FieldAmeeHelene
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #3860 (2008)Norway · Girls #101 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Amee has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Helene.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Amee

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1364 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2008

    Most recently recorded at #3860 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008.

    England and Wales · Girls

Helene

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #110 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 1995 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #101 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls